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SAFETY ATTACHMENT FOR BOTTLES, &o.

No. 358,434. Patented Mar. 1, 1887.

- lllinal M UNITED STATES PATENT OFFIcE.

VICTOR DQRIOT, OF BRISTOL, TENNESSEE, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO WILLIAM WALLACE, OF SAME PLACE.

SAFETY ATTACHMENT FOR BOTTLES, 80C.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 358,434, dated March 1, 1887.

Application filed December 1-1, 1885. Serial No. 185,680.

To aZZ whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, VIcToR DORIOT, a citi zen of the United States, residing at Bristol, in the county of Sullivan and State of Tennessee,-have invented a new and useful Improve' its object to provide a simple and convenient attachment susceptible of adjustment to difi'erent-sized bottles, and which will be adapted to sound an alarm when the stopper of the bottle iswithdrawn, and thus notify the party handling the bottle that it contains poison.

With this object in view the said invention consists in the peculiar construction and combinatious of parts, as will be hereinafter set forth, and particularly pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective View of that particular class of bottles used by pharmacists to contain their medicines, showing my improved safety attaehment fitted to the neck of the bottle. Fig. 0 2 is alongitudinal section of the upper portion of the bottle. Fig. 3 is a horizontal section on the line 00, Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a side elevation showing the attachment applied to another form of bottle. Fig. 5 is a plan view of the stopper illustrating the arrangement of the bend on the operating-rod.

Like letters are used to indicate correspond ing parts in the several figures.

Referring to the drawings, A designates a bottle of the class before mentioned, having my improved attachment fitted to the neck thereof.

My attach ment'comprises, essential] y,a band to encircle the neck of the bottle, a bell or gong, a hammer or striker, and an operating- .rod connected to the hammerand fitting over the stopper of the bottle, so that the stopper cannot be withdrawn without operating the hammer or striker to sound the alarm.

The band B comprises two semicircular sec- (No model.)

tions, a a, hinged or pivoted together at one end, the section a having its other end turned outward or formed with a projecting lug which is slotted at b, and the section a carrying a screwthreaded bar 0, which is hinged to the section. In adjusting the band to the neck of the bottle the inner surface of each section is padded with leather or other soft material, as at d, and since the sections are hinged together they are allowed to be extended or swung laterally in clasping the neck of the bottle. When they have been adjusted in position the threaded bar 0 is passed through the slot b in the lug of the adjacent section,a, and a thumb-screw, D, worked over the bar 6 against the lug to hold the two sections of the band together and retain the band in position on the neck of the bottle.

The thumb-screw D should be tightened sufficiently to retain the bandrigidly on the bottle, and to prevent undue strain on the neck thereof, and also avoid scratching, the band is padded, as before stated. This band B may be adjusted to different-sized bottles within a certain limit. The construction of this band may be changed at will to suit the various circumstances of its application.

Any suitable hinge or pivotal connection between the sections of the bandgnay be employed, the essential feature being merely to provide two hinged sections having an adjustable connection to allow the separation of the, sections to clasp the neck of the bottle and their subsequent connection together to hold the band in place. A post or stud, E, projects outwardly from one of the sections of the band B, said posthaving its outer end threaded to receive a thumb-screw, G. The bell or gong H,wl1ich is preferably elliptical in form, with its concave side facing the bottle, is provided with a central opening to allow the passage of the screw-threaded portion of the post or stud E, the thumb-screw G screwing over the threaded end of the post and binding against the bell to hold it thereon.

The section a of the band B is provided with outwardly-extending ears 0 at its upper and lower edges, said ears being perforated for the passage of the vertical operating-rod I, the upper end of which is bentinwardly at right 100 angles over the stopper of the bottle, so as to rest on the stopper when the latter is closed down and provide a contact-point, m, and thus the withdrawal of the stopper serves to actuate the operating-rod, for the purpose hereinafter more fully explained. Located on the rod I, between the ears 0, is a sleeve, J, provided with an enlargement, f. A coiled spring, K, is wound around the plain portion of the sleeve J, and has one end thereof bearing against the band B and the other end secured in the enlargement f of the sleeve. A set-screw, 9, passes through the enlargement f, so as to hold the sleeve rigidly on the rod I.

To the enlargementf of the sleeve is secured one end of a horizontal arm, L, which carries at its free end a ball or enlargement, forming a hammer or striker, F, which is adapted to act against the bell. In practice the stud or post E, which supports the bell or gong, is placed in such relative position to the other parts that the said bell will entirely inclose the hammer, its operating-rod, and the springeonnection, and thereby conceal and protect the parts.

In operation the spring G serves to keep the hammer normally extended, but not touching the inner surface of the bell, being held away therefrom by the end of the striker-arm L engaging with the post E, so that when the rod I is partially rotated by the striking of the stopper against the bent upper end or contactpoint an the spring will be wound or compressed and the hammer or striker withdrawn away from the bell. Vhen the stopper has passed the rod I the spring exerts its power and returns the hammer or striker to its normal position against the bell, causing it to strike the latter with sufficient force to sound an alarm.

The bend on the upper end of the operatingrod rests normally over the stopper, so that the latter cannot possibly be withdrawn with out operating the rod to sound an alarm. The spring normally retains the operating-rod in this position, and thus when the stopper has acted upon the bend on the upper end of the rod to force said rod outward and has passed the rod the spring will return the bend on the rod to'its normal position. IVhen inserting the stopper the latter will also strike the bend at 011 the rod to sound the alarm, as before explained. Thus both in withdrawing and replacing the stopper the bell will be sounded, so that should the first alarm be unnoticed the last one will doubtless have the desired efiect and stay the reckless hand of the user.

It is well known that when a druggist is suddenly awakened at night by a call at the bell his more or less drowsy condition makes it possible, when attending to the call, for mistakes to occur through carelessness or inattention. My device is adapted to recall him to his senses by notifying him when he removes the stopper that the bottle he is'handling contains poison, and thus cause him to act with caution in his subsequent movements.

By placing one ofmy attachments on each of the bottles containing poisonous substances, even thosewho are unacquainted with the properties of medicine will know at aglance that the bottle contains poison, and be caused to act accordingly. They cannot plead ignorance of the nature of the contents of the bottles, since the mere fact of a bell being placed on the bottle will be sufficient to raise the question as to the reason of the peculiar distinction. Having once become aware of the reason,whenever the bell sounds in opening or closing the stopper of the bottle, the pharmacist will be warned to proceed carefully in apportioning the amount desired for use. The carelessness and inattentionofthe tradewill be thusguarded against, and the purchaser will feel assured of his safety when dealing with those having my attachments applied to their bottles containing poison.

I do not wish to be limited to mere details of construction, as such may be changed at will without departing from the spirit of my invention.

I am aware that it is old to provide a bellalarm for bottles, to be sounded only upon the withdrawal of the stopper. My attachment is held in the path of the stopper at all times, so as to be operated both by the withdrawal and insertion of the stopper.

Having described my invention,what I wish to claim is 1. A bottle and its stopper, in combination with a bell and bell hammer and a lever held in the path of the stopper at all times, so as to sound the alarm both upon the withdrawal and insertion of the stopper, as set forth.

2. The herein-described attachment for hottles and other receptacles having stoppers, the same comprising an adjustable band to connect with the bottle, the bell or gong, the spring-actuated hammer or striker, and the operating-rod connecting with the hammer or striker, and held in the path of movement of the stopper, as set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixed my signature in presence of two witnesses.

- VICTOR DORIOT.

WVitnesses:

Cass. HARMLING, J. I. FARIS.

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